Taxing Matters

In this episode, Alexis Armitage, RPC's Taxing Matters podcast host and Senior Associate in our Tax Disputes and Investigations team, is joined by colleague and fellow Senior Associate, Jasprit Singh. Join them as they gaze into their crystal ball and predict what could be on the horizon for taxpayers under the new Labour government.  This episode covers:Labour's upcoming autumn budgetHMRC's next potential targets and what they may focus on in the coming monthsthe potential role of AI in HMRC's plansAll information is correct at the time of recording. Taxing Matters is not a substitute for legal advice. Opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of RPC.

In this episode, Alexis Armitage, RPC's Taxing Matters host and Senior Associate in our Tax Disputes and Investigations team, is joined by colleague and Partner, Michelle Sloane, to discuss the latest issues surrounding the taxation of agents' fees in the football industry.This episode covers:the financial relationship between players, their clubs and their agentsHMRC's position on the tax splitwhat clubs can do to evidence that the split reflects the commercial reality of the arrangement the high risk areas most likely to be investigated by HMRC.All information is correct at the time of recording. Taxing Matters is not a substitute for legal advice. Opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of RPC.

In this episode, Alexis Armitage, RPC's Taxing Matters host and Senior Associate in our Tax Disputes team, is joined by Simon Howley and Amanda Perrotton from Bell Howley Perrotton LLP. They discuss HMRC's Spotlight 63, which focuses on property business arrangements involving hybrid partnerships, which have recently come to the attention of HMRC.In this episode, we discuss:Spotlight 63 and HMRC's view of property business arrangements involving hybrid partnerships and why HMRC consider such arrangements to be fiscally ineffectivethe individuals and companies for whom Spotlight 63 might be relevantwhat the consequences might be for those who have participated in the type of property business arrangements referred to in Spotlight 63.

In this month's episode, Alexis Armitage, RPC's Taxing Matters host and Senior Associate in our Tax Disputes team, is joined by Paul Monaghan, Chief Executive and co-founder of the Fair Tax Foundation to discuss the growing interest in tax from an ESG perspective, and the work of the Fair Tax Foundation.In this special episode for Fair Tax Week, Alexis and Paul discuss:the Fair Tax Foundation and its aimstax transparency and good governancehow organisations can become Fair Tax Mark accreditedthe requirements for accreditationkey performance indicators.If you would like to discuss any of the matters raised in this episode, please contact Adam Craggs and Alexis Armitage.All information is correct at the time of recording. Taxing Matters is not a substitute for legal advice. Opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of RPC.

In this episode, Alexis Armitage, RPC's Taxing Matters host and Senior Associate in our Tax Disputes team, is joined by Chartered Tax Adviser, Matt Hall from Armadillo to discuss the latest on what is often referred to as the "loan charge scandal".This episode considers the loan charge controversy, including:The background to the introduction of the charge.Those primarily impacted by the charge.Why it remains relevant today for so many taxpayers.What can be done to resolve the loan charge saga once and for all.If you would like to discuss any of the matters raised in this episode, please contact Adam Craggs and Alexis Armitage.All information is correct at the time of recording. Taxing Matters is not a substitute for legal advice. Opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of RPC.

To celebrate International Women's Day 2024, we have produced a special episode of RPC's Taxing Matters podcast in which we discuss this year's campaign theme #InspireInclusion and what it means to each of our guest speakers. RPC's Taxing Matters host and Senior Associate in RPC's Tax Disputes team, Alexis Armitage is joined by three inspirational female leaders working in tax: Tasneem Kadiri, Tax Director for UK & Ireland at L’Oréal. Dipti Thakrar, M&A Tax Practice Lead at Hitachi Energy. Ashling Donnelly, Head of Tax at Trainline.

In this episode, RPC's Taxing Matters Host and Senior Associate in RPC's Tax Disputes team, Alexis Armitage, will be discussing the taxation of international sports and rock stars with leading silk, Patrick Way KC. Patrick is one of the founders of Field Court Tax Chambers. He has successfully represented clients at all levels of the UK court system and has acted for both taxpayers and HMRC. In this episode, the following will be discussed:How HMRC treat payments when musicians sell their rights in respect of recordings and publishing rightsHow the worldwide sponsorship income and other worldwide income of musicians and sportspersons are taxed in the UK when they play at concerts or appear at sporting events in the UKIR35 – an update on where we are after the Kaye Adams / Atholl House caseThe latest position of HMRC in relation to image rights contracts; and a brief discussion on the taxation of agents' fees (a further podcast will follow from our very own Michelle Sloane on this topic in April – watch this space!).

In this episode we discuss the hot topic of artificial intelligence. We will consider what is AI, what is a large language model and how does it work, what can AI do and not do at the moment as well as some of the potential effects AI might have in the tax world. We also take a look at the recent Tax Tribunal decision in Harber v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 1007 (TC), in which false case law was generated by AI and innocently relied upon by the taxpayer and how the Tribunal dealt with this. We are delighted to be joined by our very own expert Olivia Dhein. Olivia is a Knowledge Lawyer at RPC. Prior to joining RPC Olivia was a Professional Support Lawyer at Lexis Nexis and before that she was a commercial disputes lawyer at Freshfields. Olivia is an expert in this dynamic and rapidly changing area.